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The Department of History at the University of Utah seeks to appoint a tenure-line Assistant Professor specializing in the history of the ancient Mediterranean world. We are particularly interested in scholars working on cross-cultural contact, material culture, archaeology, or who have contributed to digital humanities projects, but we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to research and to teach at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, including upper-division courses on the history of both the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, Western Civilization to 1300, as well as contributing to the teaching of an undergraduate course in historical methodology. PhD in hand by July 1st 2016 preferred. Applications should include a letter indicating research and teaching interests, a c.v., three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample(preferably a dissertation chapter or published article), and should be submitted online (http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/56675) by November 1, 2016, attention Isabel Moreira, search committee chair.

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